[ES_JOBS_NET] Exciting new Project Scientist position with the UC Santa Barbara Climate Hazards Center

[Chris Funk]

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing today to share some exciting news, the opening of a new
PhD-level Project Scientist at the Climate Hazards Center at the University
of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). The description is here
<https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02825>.

This multi-year position will work closely with senior CHC scientists to
study climate drivers in food-insecure regions in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin
America and/or Central Asia. Potential investigation topics include (i) the
identification of homogeneous, predictable climate and climate drivers;
(ii) the analysis of evaporative demand and its contribution to drought,
vegetation stress, and rangeland productivity; and (iii) research focused
on the impacts, causes, and predictability of extreme heat events and/or
the impacts of warming air temperatures on snowpack, water supplies or
health and/or labor productivity.

As part of this work, the project scientist will also have a unique
opportunity to work with our regional scientists living in Africa, Latin
America and/or Central Asia, supporting practical climate service
applications in these regions. For example, the project scientist and CHC
leads might work with institutions like INSIVUMEH
<https://insivumeh.gob.gt/>, AGRHYMET <https://agrhymet.cilss.int/>, ICPAC
<https://www.icpac.net/> or the Zimbabwe or Kenya <https://meteo.go.ke/>
meteorological departments to improve their weather/climate monitoring,
forecasting, early warning and advisory services.

A third important and exciting component of this work involves routine
contributions to the CHC’s monitoring and forecast work. Every month, CHC
analyses are used by groups like FEWS NET <http://www.fews.net> and
GEOGLAM Crop
Monitor <http://www.cropmonitor.org/> to anticipate and respond to
potential starvation and food shocks. As part of the CHC team, this
scientist will contribute to climate-related decisions that help safeguard
millions of lives and livelihoods.

The CHC is made up of a diverse international set
<https://www.chc.ucsb.edu/people> of scientists and data scientists, a
unique organization that combines researchers at UCSB with regional
scientists in Guatemala, Niger, Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana, South Africa and
Zimbabwe. It is a fun place to work, and the Center works hard to support
early career researchers.

More details regarding the application and position can be found at
https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02825

If you know of likely candidates, or news letters or listservs likely to
reach likely candidates, please consider sharing the position link and this
letter with them. *Please do note that the position is in-person at the
University of California, Santa Barbara*.

Thanks for considering this opening. The submission window closes on
November 1st.

Sincerely,

Chris Funk
Director
chc.ucsb.edu
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